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Coos County

Population in July 2008: 479. Population change since 2000: -7.2%
 

Males: 238  (49.8%)
Females: 241  (50.2%)

Median resident age:  40.3 years
New Hampshire median age:  37.1 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,256 (it was $37,946 in 2000)
Stark:  $48,256
New Hampshire:  $62,369

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,149
Stark:  $22,149
New Hampshire:  $30,517

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $144,845 (it was $68,800 in 2000)
Stark:  $144,845
New Hampshire:  $261,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $154,748; Detached houses: $163,041; In 2-unit structures: $56,048; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $210,303; Mobile homes: $42,206

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Races in Stark:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • Chinese (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Stark: 86.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: French (29.1%), English (23.8%), Irish (22.5%), French Canadian (16.5%), German (6.4%), United States (5.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 964 feet

Land area: 59.1 square miles.

Population density: 8.1 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Stark

  • High school or higher: 79.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Stark town

  • Never married: 21.3%
  • Now married: 61.0%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

19 residents are foreign born (3.1% North America, 0.6% Oceania).

This town:  3.7%
New Hampshire:  4.4%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Stark, New Hampshire in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Stark to the number of sex offenders is 479 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Stark:  2.1% ($1,451)
New Hampshire:  2.3% ($2,946)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (86.7 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (159.8 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (289.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Groveton, NH (2.4 miles ), Northumberland, NH (2.4 miles ), Dummer, NH (2.6 miles ), Stratford, NH (3.0 miles ), Milan, NH (3.1 miles ), Guildhall, VT (3.4 miles ), Lancaster, NH (3.5 miles ), Maidstone, VT (3.5 miles) .

Latitude: 44.62 N, Longitude: 71.40 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 603

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Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  8.7%
New Hampshire:  6.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Paper (28%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (30%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Paper (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (21%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (14%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)



Average climate in Stark, New Hampshire

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Stark-area historical earthquake activity is below New Hampshire state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 78.2 miles away from Stark center
On 8/21/1996 at 07:54:14, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 30.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/1995 at 12:13:11, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 34.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/17/2000 at 08:16:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 10.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.4 miles away from Stark center
On 2/26/1999 at 03:38:43, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 93.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/3/2000 at 21:05:50, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 64.4 miles away from Stark center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Stark:
  • WEEKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; LANCASTER, NH)
  • ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; BERLIN, NH)
  • UPPER CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; COLEBROOK, NH)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stark:
  • PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 62 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 63 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 64 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
  • NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 73 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 81 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 84 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
Public elementary/middle school in Stark:
See full list of schools located in Stark

Library in Stark:
  • STARK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $633; Location: RFD 1 ROUTE 110; 500 books; 87 audio materials; 144 video materials; 11 serial subscriptions)

Stark map

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Church in Stark: Stark Union Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and swamps: Pike Pond (A), Christine Lake (B), South Ponds (C), Rocky Pond (D), Mile Swamp (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jimmy Cole Brook (A), Mill Brook (B), Nash Stream (C), Hickey Brook (D), Phillips Brook (E), Rowells Brook (F), Roaring Brook (G), Roberts Brooks (H), Devils Hopyard Stream (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
New Hampshire:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.8%
Whole state:  68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  9.8%
Whole state:  6.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.1%
Whole state:  6.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.3%
Whole state:  2.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Stark, NH



Stark compared to New Hampshire state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Coos County New Hampshire:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (71%)
  • Wood (19%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Electricity (3%)


Religion statistics for Stark

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of ChristAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAEpiscopal Church
Adherents81.2%5.7%2.5%1.9%1.7%
Congregations24.5%24.5%12.2%6.1%8.2%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents1.5%1.4%1.2%1.2%1.8%
Congregations2.0%2.0%2.0%6.1%12.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


5.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,306 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.49%
New Hampshire average:  7.57%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($396 average AGI)
Coos County:  0.09%
New Hampshire average:  0.13%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Grafton County, NH  0.78% ($34,566 average AGI)
from Merrimack County, NH  0.34% ($30,804)
from Essex County, VT  0.33% ($26,205)


6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,686 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.05%
New Hampshire average:  7.49%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Grafton County, NH  1.03% ($24,436 average AGI)
to Hillsborough County, NH  0.43% ($23,932)
to Essex County, VT  0.33% ($31,533)


Strongest AM radio stations in Stark:
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
  • WMOU (1230 AM; 1 kW; BERLIN, NH; Owner: JERICHO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.L.C.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTWN (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELLS RIVER, VT; Owner: PUFFER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
  • WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Stark:
  • WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGMT (97.7 FM; LYNDON, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WXXS (102.3 FM; LANCASTER, NH; Owner: BARRY P. LUNDERVILLE)
  • WMTK (106.3 FM; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLOB-FM (96.3 FM; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
  • WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTBM (100.7 FM; MEXICO, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLKC (103.3 FM; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
  • WVPS (107.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WEZF (92.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
  • WDOT (95.7 FM; DANVILLE, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING INC)
  • WCKJ (90.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WKXH (105.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WEVC (107.1 FM; GORHAM, NH; Owner: NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO, INCORPORATED)

TV broadcast stations around Stark:
  • WLED-TV (Channel 49; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)


Stark fatal accident list:
May 19, 2006 05:99 AM, Emerson Rd, Sr-110, Lat: 44.618714, Lon: -71.478367, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 9, 2005 12:57 AM, Sr-110, Deline Rd, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 29, 2000 09:45 AM, Sr-110, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 20, 1995 08:40 AM, Route 110, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 27, 1994 04:30 AM, Route 110, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 14, 1989 03:50 AM, 1374, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 3, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 19, 1986 11:30 AM, 1374000000, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 10
Total length: 25 meters (82ft)
Total costs: $15,000,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,770
Total average daily truck traffic: 149
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 5,578

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • Before 1900: 1
  • 1900-1909: 1
  • 1910-1919: 0
  • 1920-1929: 0
  • 1930-1939: 0
  • 1940-1949: 2
  • 1950-1959: 0
  • 1960-1969: 1
  • 1970-1979: 1
  • 1980-1989: 1
  • 1990-1999: 2
  • 2000-2009: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Stark, NH

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Lat: 44.600056 Lon: -71.405083, Call Sign: KB71654
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.980 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/25/2005, Expiration Date: 05/03/2015
    Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Road #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KB1DZQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00347246
    Grant Date: 04/09/2009, Expiration Date: 04/23/2019, Certifier: James R Eich
    Registrant: James R Eich, 800 Stark Hwy, Stark, NH 03582-6309
  • Call Sign: N1PND, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 06/08/1993, Expiration Date: 06/08/2003, Cancelation Date: 06/09/2005
    Registrant: Richard F Daley Jr, 3 Percy Peaks Estates, Stark, NH 03582
  • Call Sign: KB1IZA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00589250
    Grant Date: 10/31/2002, Expiration Date: 10/31/2012, Certifier: Dennis A Croteau
    Registrant: Dennis A Croteau, 1279 Stark Hwy, Stark, NH 03582


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Hazardous Condition: 3

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